CAMO.A.105 Competent authority

For the purpose of this Annex, the competent authority shall be:

(a)for organisations having their principal place of business in a territory for which a Member State is responsible under the Chicago Convention, one of the following:

(i)the authority designated by that Member State where that organisation’s principal place of business is located, if the approval is not included in an air operator certificate or if the CAMO is contracted in accordance with M.A.201(ea);

(ii)the authority designated by the Member State of the operator, if the approval is included in an air operator certificate;

(iii)the authority designated by a Member State other than (i) or (ii), if the responsibility has been reallocated to that Member State in accordance with Article 64 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139;

(iv)the Agency if the responsibility has been reallocated to the Agency in accordance with Articles 64 or 65 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139;

(b)the Agency if the organisation’s principal place of business is located outside a territory for which a Member State is responsible under the Chicago Convention.